Key Points - Developing Topics and Search Strategies
Scholarship is a conversation
Research questions must do more than simply answer a simple question (e.g. What is the capitol of Maine?) but rather, must contribute to a larger scholarly conversation which may not have settled on authoritative answers
Research as Inquiry
Scholarly research should be based on questions which, when answered, develop into further questions that can develop into new lines of inquiry in a given field
Searching as Exploration
Searching should not be a straightforward process - it may go the right direction at times, the wrong direction at others, loop back on itself, and more
